Bioabsorbable vs metallic interference screws: Overall treatment failure ‐ Postoperative complications7
It is very uncertain whether bioabsorbable changes overall treatment failure ‐ Postoperative complications7 compared with metallic interference screws (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Bioabsorbable vs metallic interference screws Overall treatment failure ‐ Postoperative complications7 · Adults undergoing surgical reconstruction of a ruptured ACL1 It is very uncertain whether bioabsorbable changes overall treatment failure ‐ Postoperative complications7 compared with metallic interference screws (very low certainty). Bioabsorbable versus metallic interference screws for graft fixation in anterior cruciate ligament… (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.44 [0.93, 2.23] | 11 studies · 885 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bioabsorbable versus metallic interference screws for graft fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.